BILL NUMBER: ACR 19	CHAPTERED  05/03/99

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   22
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   MAY 3, 1999
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   APRIL 29, 1999
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 22, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 14, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Knox

                        MARCH 3, 1999

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 19--Relative to Public Service
Recognition Week.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 19, Knox.  Public Service Recognition Week.
   This measure would designate the first Monday of May to the
following Sunday of May, inclusive, each year as "Public Service
Recognition Week" and would request the Governor to issue a
proclamation calling upon the people of California to observe this
week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.




   WHEREAS, Public employees at every level of government faithfully
serve their fellow Californians; and
   WHEREAS, There are approximately 1.2 million employees in local
government in California, over 400,000 employees in state government,
and numerous civilian and military employees of the federal
government based in California; and
   WHEREAS, Californians are aware of the many contributions public
employees have made to the quality of their lives, in occupations
that run the gamut from accountants to zoologists, including
teachers, scientists, police officers, nurses, custodians, engineers,
food inspectors, and social workers, among countless others; and
   WHEREAS, The state should value a professional civil service whose
highest principle is duty to the public, whose foremost commitment
is to excellence, and whose experience and expertise are a resource
to be used and respected for the benefit of all Californians; and
   WHEREAS, The millions of workers who serve at all levels of
government in California are men and women of knowledge, ability, and
integrity who deserve to be recognized for their dedicated service;
and
   WHEREAS, Designating a week to honor these employees will provide
a dual opportunity to pay tribute to our public employees and to
inform the people of California about the scope and importance of
public service, including the range of employment opportunities
available to our young people; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the first
Monday of May to the following Sunday of May, inclusive, each year as
"Public Service Recognition Week"; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Governor is hereby requested to issue a
proclamation calling upon the people of California to observe this
week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Governor and to the author for appropriate
distribution.
